Daniel A. Ninivaggi has served as President of Icahn Enterprises, L.P. since April 2010 and as Principal Executive Officer since August 2010. From 2003 until July 2009, Mr. Ninivaggi served in a variety of executive positions at Lear Corporation, a global supplier of automotive seating systems and electrical power management systems, including as General Counsel from 2003 through 2007, as Senior Vice President from 2004 until 2006, and most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer from 2006. Lear Corporation filed for bankruptcy in July 2009. Mr. Ninivaggi also served as Of Counsel to the international law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP from July 2009 to March 2010.
Prior to joining Lear Corporation, from 1998 to 2003, Mr. Ninivaggi was a partner of Winston & Strawn LLP, specializing in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. Since December 2009, Mr. Ninivaggi has served as a director of CIT Group Inc., a bank holding company.
Since March 2010, Mr. Ninivaggi has served as a director Federal-Mogul Corporation, a supplier of automotive products. Since August 2010, Mr. Ninivaggi has served as a director of XO Holdings, Inc., a telecommunications company. Since May 2010, Mr. Ninivaggi has served as a director of Viskase Companies, Inc. Since December 2010, Mr. Ninivaggi has served as a director of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., a provider of mobile communication devices and video and data delivery solutions. Since January 2011, Mr. Ninivaggi has served as a director and the Interim President and Interim Chief Executive Officer of Tropicana Entertainment Inc, a company that is primarily engaged in the business of owning and operating casinos and resorts. . With respect to each company mentioned above, Carl C. Icahn, directly or indirectly, either (i) controls such company or (ii) has an interest in such company through the ownership of securities.
Mr. Ninivaggi received a B.A. in History from Columbia University in 1986, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago in 1988 and a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1991.